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Read the Scripture for Sunday, May 7: Colossians 4:7-18
Many of the "church people" listed in Colossians 4 have backstories that are included in the New Testament. Paul greets a bunch of people who would have had no other reason to spend time together if not for the fact that they all belonged to Christ.
Read the related passages below to dig into the backstory of some of the people Paul greets--John Mark and Onesimus. What light do their stories shed on challenges and joys we face in "being church" together?
John Mark: Acts 12, 15:36-41; Onisemus: Philemon
